Essays about: "farm land"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 251 essays containing the words farm land.

  1. 1. Shifting focus from yields to food supply : an evaluation of the ‘number of people fed per hectare’ indicator at farm and national level

    University essay from SLU/Department of Molecular Sciences

    Author : Ida Ekqvist; [2024]
    Keywords : Land use efficiency; Sustainability indicators; Agricultural productivity; Food production;

    Abstract : The challenge of feeding a growing global population while reducing the pressure on climate and ecosystems has gained much attention in research over the last decades. A crucial yet often overlooked aspect in research addressing this complex challenge is the efficiency of food production in meeting nutritional needs within the constraints of global cropland resources. READ MORE

  3. 2. Näringsförluster från sju jordbruksområden nära Mälaren

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil and Environment

    Author : Sally Karlsson Bondesson; [2024]
    Keywords : avrinningsområde; belastning; fosfor; kväve; S-HYPE; retention; typområden på jordbruksmark; vattenflöde; VISS; våtmark;

    Abstract : Ett av Sveriges miljömål är ”ingen övergödning” vilket innebär att gödande ämnen inte ska ha negativ inverkan på människor, biologisk mångfald eller mark-och vattenanvändning (Naturvårds-verket 2023). Näringsämnena fosfor och kväve och förlusten av dessa från framför allt jordbruksmark är en av orsakerna till övergödning i sjöar, hav och vattendrag. READ MORE

  4. 3. Offshore Wind Farms in Norway : A Spatial Multi-Criteria Analysis for Optimal Site Location

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Adam Törnqvist; Vincent Edberg; [2024]
    Keywords : Offshore wind power; Spatial Multi-criteria Analysis; Renewable energy; Suit-ability map; Geographical Information System; Havsbaserad vindkraft; Spatial multikriterieanalys; Förnybar energi; Lämp-lighetskarta; Geografiskt informationssystem;

    Abstract : Recognizing the imperative transition towards renewable energy sources to combat climate change, this study explores the outlooks for offshore wind power in Norway, a country endowed with extensive coastlines and favourable wind conditions. The thesis sets out to support decision-making processes by synthesizing contemporary research and applying context-specific insights to the southern half of the Norwegian economic zone (NEZ) into a comprehensive Spatial-Multi-criteria Analysis (SMCA). READ MORE

  5. 4. The effect of knowledge on farmers’ intercropping adoption decisions : the perspective of Swedish farmers

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Frida Svensson; [2023]
    Keywords : Adoption; adoption intensity; double-hurdle model; knowledge; intercropping;

    Abstract : Intercropping is sustainable from both an economic and environmental point of view since it can increase yields, decrease input costs, make efficient use of available growth resources, increase crop biodiversity and natural biodiversity, suppress pests and diseases, and reduce land degradation. This makes the uptake of the practice important for future sustainable agricultural. READ MORE

  6. 5. Nutrient flow on agroforestry farms in the province of Son La in northwest Vietnam

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Vindenergi

    Author : Tula Strotz; [2023]
    Keywords : Agroforestry; contouring grass rows; Guinea grass; nutrient losses; Vietnam; Gräsbarriärer; Höglandsodling; näringsförlust; Träjordbruk; Vietnam;

    Abstract : The population in the high mountains of the northwest provinces of Vietnam belongs to the poorest population in the country. Among the reasons behind this are the high frequency of minority groups in the region and the infertile soils of the steep slopes. READ MORE